3. In the Lok Sabha,
Short Duration Discussions under Rule 193 were held on (i)
suicide by farmers in various parts of the country; (ii)
situation arising out of communal violence in different part
of the country; and (iii) rise in prices of essential
commodities. In Rajya Sabha, Short Duration Discussions
under Rule 176 were held on (i) recent killing of innocent
persons by terrorist in the Doda district in Jammu and
Kashmir; (ii) communal violence in Vadodara and other parts
of the country; (iii) import of wheat and agrarian distress;
(iv) steep rise in the prices of essential commodities in
the country; and (v) Foreign Direct Investment in retail
sector. Besides, four Calling attentions were discussed in
the Lok Sabha and two in the Rajya Sabha and one
half-an-hour in Lok Sabha and three half-an-hours in Rajya
Sabha were also discussed.
4. During the Session,
10 Bills (8 Bills in Lok Sabha and 2 Bills in Rajya Sabha)
were introduced. Lok Sabha passed 11 Bills and Rajya Sabha
passed 12 Bills during this period. Total number of Bills
passed by both the Houses of Parliament during the Session
is 11. Some
of the important Bills passed by the Parliament are (i) the
Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006; (ii) the
Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill,
2006; (iii) the Reserve Bank of India (Amendment) Bill,
2006; (iv) the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2006; (v) the
Constitution (One hundred and fifth Amendment) Bill, 2006;
(vi) the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development
Bill, 2006; and (vii) the National Institute of Fashion
Technology Bill, 2006. Some of the important Bills introduced during
the Session are (i) the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2006;
(ii) the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2006;
(iii) the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment)
Bill, 2006 relating to Co-operation Sector; and (iv) the
State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill,
2006. Two Bills namely: (i) the Cinematograph (Amendment)
Bill, 1992 and (ii) the Arbitration and Conciliation
(Amendment) Bill, 2003, were withdrawn in the Rajya Sabha.
A list of Bills introduced/passed is enclosed.
BILLS TRANSACTED DURING THE
SECOND PART OF BUDGET SESSION, 2006 IN PARLIAMENT
I - BILLS
INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA
1.
The Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006
2. The Produce Cess
(Abolition) Bill, 2006
3. The Parliament
(Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2006
4. The Indian Telegraph
(Amendment) Bill, 2006
5. The State Bank of
India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill, 2006
6. The Constitution (One
Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2006
7. The Immoral Traffic
(Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2006
8. The National Jute
Board Bill, 2006
II - BILLS
INTRODUCED IN RAJYA SABHA
1. The
Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2006
2. The National
Institute of Technology Bill, 2006
III - BILLS
PASSED BY LOK SABHA
1. The Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006
2. The Companies
(Amendment) Bill, 2006
3. The Cess Laws
(Repealing and Amending) Bill, 2006
4. The Reserve Bank of
India (Amendment) Bill, 2005
5. The Taxation Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2005
6. The Parliament
(Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2006
7. The Union Duties of
Excise (Electricity) Distribution (Repeal) Bill, 2006
8. The Small and Medium
Enterprises Development Bill, 2006
9. The Code of Criminal
Procedure (Amendment) Amending Bill, 2006
10. The Constitution (One
Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2006
11. The National
Institute of Fashion Technology Bill, 2006
IV - BILLS
PASSED/RETURNED BY THE RAJYA SABHA
1. The Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006
2. The Spirituous
Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control
(Repeal) Bill, 2005
3. The National
Institute of Fashion Technology Bill, 2005
4. The Code of Criminal
Procedure (Amendment) Amending Bill, 2006
5. The Assam Rifles
Bill, 2006
6. The Parliament
(Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2006
7. The Cess Laws
(Repealing and Amending) Bill, 2006
8. The Reserve Bank of
India (Amendment) Bill, 2005
9. The Taxation Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2005
10. The Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises Development Bill, 2006
11. The Constitution (One
Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2006
12. The Union Duties of
Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Bill, 2006
V
- BILLS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. The Delhi Laws
(Special Provision) Bill, 2006
2. The Companies
(Amendment) Bill, 2006
3. The Parliament
(Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2006
4. The Cess Laws
(Repealing and Amending) Bill, 2006
5. The Reserve Bank of
India (Amendment) Bill, 2005
6. The Code of Criminal
Procedure (Amendment) Amending Bill, 2006
7. The Taxation Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2005
8. The Constitution (One
Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2006
9. The Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises Development Bill, 2006
10. The National Institute
of Fashion Technology Bill, 2006
11. The Union Duties of
Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Bill, 2006